DROPPED

In this episode, we dive into the challenges of maintaining the podcast amidst busy lives and the evolving music industry landscape. We discuss the difficulties of balancing creative pursuits with the demands of social media marketing, reflecting on their past experiences and the pressures of online engagement. The conversation shifts to the impact of AI on music creation, with both of us contemplating the ethical implications and potential benefits of using AI tools in songwriting. We propose a challenge to the listeners, inviting you to suggest song concepts for a collaborative songwriting experiment that pits our human creativity against AI-generated compositions. Hope you enjoy this one! - Matt & Greg --------------------- More from Dropped: If you're enjoying listening to 'Dropped' then please consider joining the community and aiding us in creating future episodes of the podcast at patreon.com/droppedpodcast Thanks! - Matt & Greg DROPPED on Instagram Email us at [email protected]

In this special New Year episode, we ask one of our all time favourite former DROPPED guests - artist, producer, songwriter and entrepreneur TommyD - to share some wisdom for the year ahead. With over 9 billion streams to his name, work with top artists “from Kylie to Kanye,” and multiple successful business ventures, Tommy has learned a thing or two. This episode is adapted from a piece on his Substack and he recorded it especially for you. Go show him some love and give his Substack a follow to say thanks and receive regular wisdom from TommyD. Happy New Year! Much love, Matt & Greg Follow TommyD on Substack ------------------------------ More from TommyD: TommyD on Instagram TommyD on X TommyD Website More from Dropped: If you're enjoying listening to 'Dropped' then please consider joining the community and aiding us in creating future episodes of the podcast at patreon.com/droppedpodcast Thanks! - Matt & Greg DROPPED on Instagram Email us

Human thoughts on AI generated music. Matt pondering what it's all for, what it all means and most of all just... why? This DROPPED notes podcast was made entirely by a human. Imagine that? Let us know what you think about hearing from us more regularly with these shorter musings between the full length episodes at [email protected] --------------------------------------- If you're enjoying listening to 'Dropped' please consider joining the community and aiding us in creating future episodes of the podcast at patreon.com/droppedpodcast More from Dropped: instagram.com/droppedpodcast [email protected]

This week on DROPPED we hung out with the brilliant Garrison Starr, Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer and artist. The conversation starts with a wide ranging catch up and many anecdotes (Her and Greg have been close friends for a long time!) before getting into the story of how she has shaped a long, meaningful career in this tough industry and how she (and we) believe that artists should stand up and speak up for the things they believe in. We hear about Garrison's early experiences of rejection in her community and how they forced her to toughen up far sooner than most artists have to; She talks openly about the impact that had on her and why it made her almost impossible to knock off course. We also learn how she is building real community now through regular Patreon livestreams which she calls her "Church of broken healing souls". Garrison is staying consistently present with her supporters and recently even fully embracing social media, reframing it to serve her goals. This conversation is a rare, grounded look at how an artist can build something sustainable through raw honesty, direct connection and a lot of stubborn resilience. Hope you enjoy this conversation with the one and only Garrison Starr - an artist that we think everyone should hear about! ---------------------------------------- If you're enjoying listening to DROPPED please consider joining the community and aiding us in creating future episodes of the podcast on Our PATREON. Thanks! - Matt & Greg 🦩🦩 More from Garrison Starr: https://instagram.com/GarrisonStarr https://www.garrisonstarr.com More from Dropped: https://instagram.com/droppedpodcast [email protected]

Greg launches our new short segment with some late night/early morning musings around creativity! Let us know what you think about hearing from us more regularly with these shorter musings between the full length episodes at [email protected] --------------------------------------- If you're enjoying listening to 'Dropped' please consider joining the community and aiding us in creating future episodes of the podcast at patreon.com/droppedpodcast More from Dropped: instagram.com/droppedpodcast [email protected]